I am listening intently to my hon. Friend’s comments, some of which I agree with. I suggest to him that perhaps caution is the right course of action for the Government. We must not forget that only recently, in the past 10 years or so, we have been to war in the middle east on a false premise and supported the morphing of the Afghanistan mission from defeating al-Qaeda into the much wider and disastrous mission of nation building. Many would also argue that Libya is turning into a basket case. Surely caution is not a bad thing, given our past errors.
Ukraine, Middle East, North Africa and Security
Proceeding contribution from
John Baron
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 10 September 2014.
It occurred during Debate on Ukraine, Middle East, North Africa and Security.
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